GM: Larry Beinfest (since 2003)
| Player | Age | Service | G | fWAR | Salary $M | Surplus $M |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luis Castillo | 27 | FA-elig | 152 | 4.9 | 4.8 | +3.8 |
| Ivan Rodriguez | 31 | FA-elig | 144 | 4.5 | 10.0 | -2.1 |
| Juan Pierre | 25 | arb | 162 | 4.2 | 1.0 | +6.4 |
| Mike Lowell | 29 | arb | 130 | 4.1 | 3.7 | +3.6 |
| Josh Beckett | 23 | pre-arb | 24 | 4.0 | 1.7 | +5.4 |
| Dontrelle Willis | 21 | pre-arb | 27 | 3.9 | 0.2 | +6.7 |
| Derrek Lee | 27 | FA-elig | 155 | 3.8 | 4.2 | +2.5 |
| Mark Redman | 29 | arb | 29 | 3.4 | 2.1 | +3.9 |
| Carl Pavano | 27 | arb | 33 | 3.2 | 1.5 | +4.1 |
| Brad Penny | 25 | arb | 33 | 3.1 | 1.9 | +3.7 |
| Álex González | 26 | arb | 150 | 2.7 | 1.7 | +3.1 |
| Braden Looper | 28 | arb | 74 | 1.3 | 1.6 | +0.7 |
| Ugueth Urbina↔ TEX | 29 | FA-elig | 33 | 1.1 | 2.1 | -0.1 |
| Tommy Phelps | 29 | pre-arb | 27 | 1.0 | 0.3 | +1.5 |
| Miguel Cabrera | 20 | pre-arb | 87 | 0.8 | 0.2 | +1.3 |
| Tim Spooneybarger | 23 | pre-arb | 33 | 0.7 | 0.3 | +0.9 |
| Chad Fox↔ BOS | 32 | FA-elig | 21 | 0.6 | 0.3 | +0.9 |
| Jeff Conine↔ BAL | 37 | FA-elig | 25 | 0.6 | 0.7 | +0.4 |
| Michael Tejera | 26 | arb | 50 | 0.5 | 0.3 | +0.7 |
| Brian Banks | 32 | FA-elig | 92 | 0.5 | 0.3 | +0.7 |
| Ramon Castro | 27 | arb | 40 | 0.5 | 0.3 | +0.6 |
| Rick Helling↔ BAL | 32 | FA-elig | 11 | 0.3 | 0.3 | +0.2 |
| A.J. Burnett | 26 | arb | 4 | 0.2 | 2.5 | -2.2 |
| Lenny Harris↔ CHC | 38 | FA-elig | 13 | 0.0 | 0.1 | -0.0 |
| Blaine Neal | 25 | pre-arb | 18 | 0.0 | 0.3 | -0.3 |
| Kevin Olsen | 26 | – | 7 | 0.0 | – | – |
| Allen Levrault | 25 | – | 19 | -0.0 | – | – |
| Toby Borland | 34 | – | 7 | -0.0 | – | – |
| Juan Encarnacion | 27 | FA-elig | 156 | -0.0 | 3.5 | -3.5 |
| Chad Allen | 28 | – | 12 | -0.1 | – | – |
| Justin Wayne | 24 | pre-arb | 2 | -0.2 | 0.3 | -0.6 |
| Juan Alvarez | 29 | – | 9 | -0.2 | – | – |
| Gerald Williams | 36 | FA-elig | 27 | -0.4 | 0.3 | -1.0 |
| Nate Bump | 26 | – | 32 | -0.4 | – | – |
| Mike Redmond | 32 | arb | 59 | -0.5 | 1.1 | -1.9 |
| Armando Almanza | 30 | arb | 51 | -0.5 | 0.8 | -1.6 |
| Todd Hollandsworth | 30 | FA-elig | 93 | -0.5 | 1.5 | -2.4 |
| Mike Mordecai | 35 | FA-elig | 65 | -0.5 | 0.5 | -1.4 |
| Vladimir Nunez | 28 | arb | 14 | -0.9 | 1.4 | -3.1 |
| Andy Fox | 32 | FA-elig | 70 | -1.1 | 0.8 | -2.7 |
40 players appeared (WAR is complete); salary & surplus are on record for 34 of them (85%). Players without a salary show "–" — no single historical salary source is fully complete (especially 2020–2022).
WAR = FanGraphs (fWAR). Green = produced more value than paid (bargain); red = paid more than produced. Service: pre-arb (<3 yr) / arb (3–6) / FA-eligible (6+). Click headers to sort.
| Player | Year | WAR for MIA |
|---|---|---|
| Hanley Ramírez | 2005 | 29.1 |
| Dontrelle Willis | 2002 | 20.7 |
| Ricky Nolasco | 2005 | 17.5 |
| A. J. Burnett | 1998 | 16.1 |
| Gary Sheffield | 1993 | 13.6 |
| Cliff Floyd | 1997 | 13.2 |
| Derrek Lee | 1997 | 10.6 |
| Aníbal Sánchez | 2005 | 9.9 |
| Player | Year traded | WAR elsewhere |
|---|---|---|
| Johan Santana | 1999 | 32.0 |
| Christian Yelich | 2018 | 28.6 |
| J. T. Realmuto | 2019 | 25.7 |
| Trevor Hoffman | 1993 | 24.3 |
| Derrek Lee | 2003 | 21.4 |
| Josh Beckett | 2005 | 20.1 |
| Édgar Rentería | 1998 | 17.4 |
| Gary Sheffield | 1998 | 14.7 |